BRAND-NEW
GRT Superior Series
G
RT srl (Modena, Italy) is a company
recovered powder. It is equipped with
weighing system to monitor and store
specialising in the design,
an integrated sieving system in its base,
powder consumption data. In fact, a load
production, and installation of
easily opened to facilitate cleaning
cell positioned directly beneath the powder
automatic booths and powder coating
and inspection. The new GRT powder
pack enables to control and register the
systems. In a market where it is difficult
management system called “Tidy Center”
powder consumption data for each batch.
to emerge, GRT focuses exclusively
is the ideal solution to perform quick
By connecting the GRT powder management
on the high quality and reliability of its
colour change operations without any
unit to its company network, a customer
products. All the components of its plants
coating leakage. Indeed, thanks to the
can monitor this figure along with various
are produced with the use of the most
dense phase transfer pumps, the paints
other processing data, such as the conveyor
modern equipment and following strict
are automatically, directly sent from their
operating and idle times, the amount and
quality and safety procedures, and they
pack to the airtight container both at
time of colour change operations, and so
are guaranteed and certified according
the beginning and during the coating,
on. All these data are directly sent to the
to the EC Directive and ATEX Directive
thus creating an optimal mix of fresh
company management system, helping to
2014/34/EU.
and recovered powder. A second dense
keep the costs of each coated batch under
The Superior series booth, installed by
phase pump handles the recovery and
control.
several leading companies in the field of
transport of the used powder directly
powder coating, is completely automatic
from the cyclone to the work container.
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and it represents GRT’s top of the range
Finally, the plant is equipped with a
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required to guarantee compliance with ATEX regulations for fire safety and
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system. It is equipped with all the devices
prevention (Fig. 1). The new booth installed by Eredi Piana di Piana Carlo & C. (Martinengo, Bergamo) belongs to the Superior series and it includes all the devices required for compliance with the ATEX regulations for fire safety and prevention. Built completely in PVC and with a capacity of 20,000 m³, it is made according to the most modern and advanced standards and it is completely automatic. The automation system includes two reciprocators with motorised bases and three guns each, as well as optical bars for shape recognition that automatically control the positioning of axes and the switching on and off of guns as the workpieces passes through. The GRT Superior series cyclone with a dense phase recovery pump guarantees high recovery efficiency and it is equipped with a recirculation system for the
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Figure 1: The Superior series booth by GRT is completely automatic and equipped with all the devices required to guarantee compliance with ATEX regulations for fire safety and prevention.
N. 54 - NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2018 - international PAINT&COATING magazine